Urban Aerial Fitness

Urban Aerial Fitness is an amazing studio, especially for beginners! Intro and beginner classes are definitely geared towards both fun and safety. I used a groupon for my first class with a friend and it was SO MUCH FUN!
Walking in Mary was extremely kind and helpful. She asked if anyone had any injuries and made sure that everyone warmed up safely. Everyone got individual attention and encouraging instruction. I have been to several aerial studios, and this one was by far the cleanest and most professional. The intro to aerial class is split between silks and hoop, which I thought was really cool! Beginners get to figure out which apparatus they like from day 1. We learned a lot of fun move and got to know our class really well. My friend and I cannot wait to come back!!! We loved it and are totally hooked!

I am taking the morning unlimited classes at Urban Aerial Fitness and the program is wonderful. There are Vertical Barre, Flexibility and Pole Flow classes from the fantastic and highly trained owners of the studio, Natalie and Mary. Plus, there is a new Pole Tricks class that Ashley is teaching. I have learned so many new techniques and my shoulders and arms are stronger from the variety of classes. No one ever has to share a pole and the studio is beautiful, clean and temperature-​controlled. An added bonus is that Natalie and Mary teach the class even if I am the only student. Natalie, Mary and Ashley are incredibly supportive and I feel that they are as happy for me as I am whenever I make progress, or learn something new!

Urban Aerial Fitness is the absolute best place in Orange County to learn and train all things aerial! I’ve trained on Silks for nearly a year, but since I started attending classes here in October I have gained not only increased strength, flexibility and knowledge, but also a real community of lovely fellow aerialists. The owners Mary and Natalie are so kind and encouraging and truly care about how you are progressing. I’ve taken Silks, Hoop, Rope and Flex classes and all have been fantastic. Both Armando and Erika are excellent silks/​hoop teachers and Noeli (who teaches the ONLY rope class currently in OC) is an absolute sweetheart and your number one cheerleader! On top of all that, there are many options for packages and contracts that are an incredible value for your money. I love love love this studio!

Urban Aerial Fitness is a breath of fitness fresh air! Unique, fun and inspiring. No treadmills and stair climbers here. You do all the climbing. 18 foot ceilings in both silks/​hoop room and the more private & large pole room allow all levels plenty of room to flow.
The owners are Mary & Natalie. It’s obvious they love their jobs. Always so energetic and excited to see their classes learn, improve and leave loving aerial. I feel great about myself every time I’m there.
The studio is clean and in a safe neighborhood day and night. Right next to Snails Pace for you runners out there. Plenty of parking and easy 405 freeway access.
I gave UAF 5 stars because I’ve never had a bad experience and this local, small business works really hard to make sure I never do.

I had 2 Aerial silk classes almost year ago. It was very fun but I got left wrist injury after second class. Steroids injection didn’t help much, still have wrist pain. I went to orthopedic, may need to open my wrist to see what is going on. just be careful if you never done before. So regret what I have done.

I agree with another poster that this is a good place for beginners. I came here because I was looking for an aerial studio with smaller class sizes. I had been to Fembody Fitness in the past, but I was getting weary of sharing the apparatus with so many other people. The class size was smaller here at Urban, but there was still some sharing since they only have 2 – 3 hoops and I think 5 silks? I’m not sure what the maximum number of students per class is, but I think there was at least 10 people in the class the first time I went and only 3 silks were set up. On the plus side, the instructor/​owner, Mary, is such a sweetheart and is very patient. You can tell she loves teaching. I found that really refreshing. Even though there was 6 or more people in the class, she made sure to go around and spot/​help where necessary. Also, on a completely irrelevant note, she sorta looks like Caitlyn Jenner. I would love to continue coming here since I really am interested in learning the art and it seems like a great studio, but the cost is really prohibitive.

I so love this studio i traverse the county in traffic thru hill and dale. They are that fabulous!

Welp, Unilocal!ers this is THE place to go if you’re a beginner like me (I can’t speak to the experienced bunch). I tried my first pole class at Fembody in HB and I had to share the pole with another girl. Actually, there were a few girls who had to share. Not at Urban Aerial– no sharing poles! They also have different pole sizes (the standard which are pretty fat and the thinner ones which are so much easier to use) so I was actually able to do crunches and fan my legs since I had a great grip; I kept sliding like crazy at Fembody. Now I know why! I just thought I had zero core!
Urban Aerial also had loaner heels to borrow whereas Fembody didn’t have anyone use heels. Natalie taught today’s class and Mary was there participating.
Natalie was a patient instructor and she was able to tailor the class to each person’s level.
I’ve been there for the hoop/​silk class and will definitely be back for some pole work!!!

I came here with one of my closest friends Teresa C. on a Groupon deal. She is one of my favorite workout friends. Since we go to Cardio Barre together, we were hoping to expand our horizons and brand out into aerial workouts as well. If we had a better experience we would have came back for more classes, but instead we definitely got that GROUPON DEAL STIGMA!
Right from the beginning, I feel like the person who answers the calls have the worst phone etiquette. I recall that they were busy driving while answering my call, but it would be nice if they were so annoyed at me when their reception would cut out. In addition, the process to redeem the groupon was more complicated than it needed to be. She took down my groupon code as well as my name and my friend’s name and she told me we would both have to go onto their website and create an account, and then she would credit it. Okay, so we did. But we didn’t notice the credit so my friend Teresa C. called her back a few days later just to get as much attitude from her as she gave me. And then she credited our accounts, and we had to sign up for whichever class we wanted.
On the day of the class: Hoop 1/​Silks 1 with Mary (one of the owners). Upon coming in I was ignored for quite some time while she carried out an extended conversation with one of her regulars. I didn’t care too much cause I was early. Then I went to change. Then my friend arrived soon after and Mary literally said to my friend, «you’re the buy one get one free?» Umm excuse me, she has a name! RUDE! If you don’t like groupon then don’t offer groupon deals!
To be fair, Mary is really nice to her regulars and the new girl that probably paid full price. My favorite moments of Mary is during the moments she addresses the whole class for stretches. She is incredibly fit and her form is amazing! There is no doubt that she is good at her craft, but the way she treated us like broke groupon people discourages me from coming back.
I appreciate that she let us take pictures. But not really because she specifically told me to take it with their logo in the background. If she stopped there, it would have been fine. But she continued with the remark about how we are only paying for half of it so they should get free marketing from our experience.
My friend and I left feeling quite dissatisfied. I was too annoyed to notice, but my friend pointed out how we barely learned anything. I’ve taken other aerial classes before and even during my first time I did way more than taking turns to do a few steps.
Just for the record, I felt like my experience was more of a 2 star experience and I’m so glad I didn’t pay full price or I would be thoroughly annoyed. But I rounded this review up to 3 star because I honestly feel that the girls who were regulars (4months-​1yr) were amazing to watch. That means she must be doing something right, right?

I tried Armando’s hoop and silk class. I enjoyed it, the classes are small so you get a lot of attention. Armando gave excellent instruction-​I was having trouble doing the airplane drop in the air so he helped me with doing exercises on the floor to help me conceptualize the movements in the air. That was really great.
I like the facility, it’s clean and the ceilings are a decent height.

I’ve been to this studio a couple of times. The place is clean, well lit, and the fabrics are very sturdy. I loved taking classes from different instructors. I didn’t have one that didn’t know what they were doing. The pole room is in a separate room (separate pricing too), but you have to go through all the aerial apparatus to get there. I think it’s a tad tooexpensive to train here so no go for me.

Took my first aerial class today. Completely new to it. I had so much fun! All of the instructors were very friendly, nice and patient. Its a lot harder then it looks and let me tell you my arms are are feeling it right now. But totally worth it. Definitely want to get into this and will definitely be going back.

I have been attending classes here now for a year and still absolutely love it! The staff and the girls are all amazing. You won’t find a more supportive friendly place anywhere!!! Mary the owner is FABULOUS! I take aerial classes from Jolene and will be taking pole classes from Amanda! Both are incredibly talented and kind.

Love this place. Trained here for a year. Mary and Natalie are wonderful teachers. Come take their flex class!

I was completely inexperienced in aerial before I took my first class a few weeks ago but willing to try. I took intro to aerial with my mom and we were both a bit nervous. When we walked in our instructor Mary knew exactly who we were and gave us a quick studio tour. They have a clean, well lit, and well equipped studio with yoga mats, safety mats, poles, silks, hoops, and so much more. Mary quickly had us all stretching to music, warming up, getting ready. We each received individual attention, advice, and assistance. The class only had five people in it including the two more advanced students in Hoops 1/​Silks 1. We had a blast!
I really need to mention the atmosphere though because it is unlike any other gym/​studio I have ever been a part of. When someone does a climb, swing, trick, etc. instructors and students clap and cheer them on, and if they don’t succeed people encourage them or share their own frustrations telling them they will get it the next time they try. The people here are genuinely caring and love what they do, the instructors are fun and professional while the students are kind and inclusive.
We had bumps in the road and they were/​are super accommodating. I am able to take classes with and without my mom and when I need to do night classes for school I can rearrange my schedule online in minutes.
My advice is talk to whoever happens to be at the front desk, they usually can provide better rates than you can find online, and sometimes there are specials running! Also, wear long leggings to aerial classes ;)

Great workout even if you look nothing at all like in their photos!
Also, I’ve never seen such fancy shoes in their magazines.

I have never done an aerial class before. However, I found a Groupon deal for this gym and finally redeemed it on Saturday, several weeks ago.
Of course I was nervous because I’ve never done silks and when I walked into the gym I was greeted with a group of more experiences girls finishing their work out. They were very nice and warm. At that point I didn’t feel so intimidated and more motivated to learn this new type of work out.
The instructor I had was Mary. She was super motivating and every encouraging. I had a great time and for any women who wants to get rid of their back fat, this is the work out for you!!!

Love this place!
We had a private party here and we were a mess! Half of us were late and were were at 3 completely different levels. Our instructor Danielle was amazing! She somehow got us all working on different things at the same time, while taking out requests into account and spotting us one by one.
At least half of the party bought more classes because of how fun it was!

I went here for the first time for a private aerial party and I loved it! This studio has a wonderful array of apparatus and Danielle was such an amazing instructor! Our group was mixed with beginners and intermediate/​advanced levels, and I appreciated that she took the time to teach new tricks for each.
Unfortunately I live and work in south county so it would be hard for me to attend this studio regularly, but if you live close by you NEED to go here!
For gals interested in pole, AJ is a badass instructor and you’ll learn a lot from her! I’m lucky enough to have her as one of my instructors at the pole & aerial studio I currently attend.

Brand new aerial and pole studio in Fountain Valley! I was so sad when OC Pole HB closed as there really isn’t anywhere in the area that compared. I tried Fembody but didn’t like their style and their schedule didn’t fit with mine.
Urban Aeirl is open 7 days a week and offers a variety of Pole and Aerial classes in both the morning and evening. Awesome for stay at home parents and working individuals! They also have flexibility classes and some barre classes to help you work on your fitness ;-)
They have some teachers that are awesome for beginner pole and aerial students and have teachers that offer more advanced curriculum. They even offer a teen aerial program!
The facility is brand new and beautiful! The aerial room has a rubber floor and a variety of apparatus. The pole room has hardwood floor and seven 45 mm poles and one 50 mm pole.
These guys are helping to bring pole and aerial to the North OC! Afforfable and efficient. Try them out!